Global law firm Shearman & Sterling today announces the appointment of Emily Westridge Black as a Litigation partner in Austin. Black joins Shearman from Haynes & Boone LLP.
Eversheds Sutherland Further Expands Bankruptcy Capabilities with Accomplished Restructuring Partner David Wender
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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to announce that the firm has further expanded its bankruptcy capabilities as David A. Wender has joined the firm’s Finance Practice Group as a partner in the Atlanta office and as Head of Corporate Debt Advisory – Financial Restructuring Group. Mr. Wender is an accomplished financial restructuring and workout attorney with almost 20 years of experience in guiding clients through complex situations and was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. His arrival comes on the heels of several other bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency attorneys Eversheds Sutherland has added in the US in the past six months – further highlighting the firm’s focus on expanding this growing practice area and serving complex client needs. Mr. Wender, who is joining from Alston & Bird, represents a broad range of clients in complex bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, debt restructurings, asset dispositions, and claims reconciliation procedures. |
Polsinelli Bolsters Business Litigation Practice with New Shareholder Mozianio
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli welcomes attorney Mozianio “Trey” S. Reliford, III, as a shareholder in the firm’s growing Nashville office. Reliford joins the firm’s Litigation Department, bringing a deep background in business disputes and securities litigation, expanding the firm’s white collar capabilities, and adding new experience in entertainment law. Reliford comes to the firm from Neal & Harwell PLC in Nashville.
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Winston & Strawn Launches Miami Office With Partners From Five Prominent Law Firms
Winston & Strawn LLP announced the firm’s largest expansion in five years with the opening of a new office in Miami. The office will open with six partners (including litigators and transactional lawyers), all joining from prestigious law firms operating in South Florida. It is expected that additional partners will arrive soon after. The initial group of partners joining Winston & Strawn’s Miami office are: David A. Coulson (formerly Greenberg Traurig), Enrique J. Martin (previously Jones Day), Gustavo J. Membiela (formerly Hunton Andrews Kurth), Kimberly A. Prior (formerly Shutts & Bowen), Richard P. Puttré (joins from Hogan Lovells), Daniel Stabile (formerly Shutts & Bowen).
Willkie to Establish Capital Markets Practice in Frankfurt with Addition of Partners Simon Weiss and Joseph Marx
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP today announced that leading capital markets lawyers Simon Weiss and Joseph Marx will join the Firm as partners, based in the Firm’s Frankfurt office. Their addition will extend the Firm’s global capital markets platform and establish a Frankfurt- based practice, continuing the Firm’s investment and expansion in the German market. Their move to Willkie will follow more than ten prominent Frankfurt partner and counsel hires in recent years, including partners Anne Kleffmann this year and Jens-Olrik Murach in 2021, as well as internal promotions. Simon and Joe will join the Firm from McDermott Will & Emery.
Polsinelli Continues Expansion of National Real Estate Practice with Hiring of Jed W. Bonner, Emina Kwok, Patrick Maloney, and Scott Smithson
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli continues its recent streak of noteworthy hires by announcing the addition of accomplished attorneys Jed W. Bonner, Emina Kwok, Patrick Maloney, and Scott Smithson to the firm’s nationally renowned Real Estate Practice. Bonner joins the San Francisco office from Allen Matkins, Kwok and Maloney will be based out of Chicago, and Smithson joins the team in St. Louis from Dentons. Before joining Polsinelli, Maloney was a Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP. Kwok joins Polsinelli from Greenberg Traurig.
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Clyde & Co Hires Partner in Miami to Strengthen Global Energy, Marine and Natural Resources Practice
Robert Kritzman has over 30 years of experience in the shipping and cruise line industry specializing in international commercial transactions, maritime transactions, maritime regulatory compliance, and mergers and acquisitions. Robert joins Clyde & Co from Lewis Brisbois where he was a partner and member of the commercial lending, complex business and commercial litigation, marine and energy, and transportation practices.
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Littler Adds Shareholder Stacey Blank In Los Angeles
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Stacey F. Blank as a shareholder in its Los Angeles office. Blank was previously a partner at Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP.
Cozen O’Connor Continues to Expand its Boca Raton Office, Adding Margo K. Ceresney to its Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group
Cozen O’Connor announced the addition of attorney Margo K. Ceresney to its Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group — a move that further expands both the Private Client, Trusts and Estates Group and the firm’s new Boca Raton, Florida office. Margo, who joins as a member, brings to the firm more than a decade of experience guiding clients through the complexities of estate and gift planning, trust and estate administration, tax, family law, and succession planning. Ceresneycomes to the firm from Proskauer Rose LLP where she was a senior associate attorney in Private Client Services.
Holland & Knight Continues Real Estate Practice Growth with Addition of Kathryn Goldberger in West Palm Beach
Real estate attorney Kathryn Goldberger has joined Holland & Knight’s West Palm Beach office as a partner. She is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Section, one of the largest in the country. She was previously in-house counsel at Westbrook Partners, a global real estate private equity firm, where she oversaw the acquisition, development, financing and disposition of the properties within the firm’s investment portfolio.
